Behruz Çinici

Behruz Çinici graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at Istanbul Technical University in 1954.

His early career was marked by several significant achievements, including winning the Atatürk University Campus Planning Competition in 1956, alongside Enver Tokay, Hayati Tabanlıoğlu, and Ayhan Tayman.

Çinici continued to garner accolades with first prize wins for several major architectural projects: the Ankara Petrol Ofisi Management Building in 1957 with Ayhan Tayman, the Ankara Devlet Su İşleri General Directorate Building in 1958 with Enver Tokay and Teoman Doruk, and the Istanbul Eminönü Bazaar Center and Office Complex in 1959.

Their collaboration led to a first-place victory in the Middle East Technical University (METU) Campus Competition in 1961.

Subsequently, they relocated their workshop to Ankara in 1962, where Çinici focused primarily on designing structures for the METU campus until 1980.

METU Library, 1961-1980
METU campus is an example of brutalist architecture designed by Behruz Çinici.
METU Library Building, 1961-1980